“Now imagine you’re on national TV, and you’re suddenly thrown a curve and you begin getting worried about looking stupid, and if the feather isn’t in your hat, where the heck can it be? You start flailing away looking for alternatives rather than synonyms for ‘hat,'” the Wheel of Fortune host explained. But Sajak said there was more to the experience of playing the game in studio, and that those at home should be more sensitive to the pressures of the game. The moment trended on social media, with many users questioning how the contestants struggled to get an answer so seemingly obvious. In the process, contestants not only offered incorrect answers, but landed on Bankrupt and several Lose a Turns, extending the length of the round. Machado initially tried to solve it as “Another feather in your hat” - a slight variation on the actual answer - prompting others to offer their own attempts at getting that last three-letter word. The moment Sajak references saw all three contestants Laura Machado, Christopher Coleman and Thomas Lipscomb take a total of eight turns and 10 attempts to solve the puzzle.

It always pains me when nice people come on our show to play a game and win some money and maybe fulfill a lifelong dream, and are then subject to online ridicule when they make a mistake or something goes awry. Pat-who has steered the ship on Wheel Of Fortune for over 40 years-said in his Twitter message that he was praised online for 'keeping it together' and not making fun of the players, but it's something he said he would never even consider doing.Sony Pictures Year-Ahead Strategy: Theatrical Tentpoles, Streaming Exclusives, and Exploiting IP One tweeted, 'History was made on #WheelOfFortune tonight. Same person missed solving the puzzle 3 times! Anyone ever have a feather in their HAT, LAP or MAP? It's CAP!' while another wrote, 'For the love of God please tell me ‘another feather in your cap' is not that uncommon an expression #WheelOfFortune.' Social media quickly blew up with many users making fun of the contestants and causing Wheel of Fortune to become a trending topic. During Thomas Lipscomb's turns, he landed on Bankrupt and Lose a Turn before eventually successfully guessing the letter 'C' and solving the puzzle. Christopher Coleman incorrectly guessed the letter 'G,' landed on Bankrupt and also failed to solve the puzzle. The two other contestants also struggled during the round. On the March 1 episode of the ABC game show, contestant Laura Machado attempted to finish the puzzle, 'Another feather _n yo_r _a_.' After her first guess, 'Another feather in your hat' was wrong, she tried two other times swapping out the final word for 'lap' and 'map,' unsuccessfully. But once the players knew it wasn't the correct answer, he believes the stunned players were 'thrown a curve ball' and confused as to what else the phrase could be. The 75-year-old host explained that the first wrong guess of 'Feather in your hat' was totally understandable, as many people actually use the phrase that way. Sitting at home, it seems incredible that they couldn't solve it, but I knew in real time what was happening.' 'Last night's 'Feather in your cap' puzzle was a case in point. 'It always pains me when nice people come on our show to play a game and win some money and maybe fulfill a lifelong dream, and are then subject to online ridicule when they make a mistake or something goes awry,' Pat began a mutli-tweet message on March 2. Pat Sajak would like to solve this conundrum.Īfter a clip from an episode of Wheel Of Fortune-in which contestants were stumped to solve a seemingly obvious phrase- went viral with mockery, the show's longtime host is coming to the contestants' defense.

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